EasyJet says it could be flying electric planes within a decade.
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UK-based airline has linked up with US firm Wright Electric to build battery-powered aircraft for flights under two hours
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EasyJet says the electric planes are...
Global carbon emissions stood still in 2016, offering climate hope.
Greenhouse gas emissions
The new data is a welcome sign of progress in the battle against global warming but many challenges remain, including methane from...
Dyson really wants to clean everything, so it's developing an electric vehicle.
Dyson vacuums already almost look like futuristic cars.
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By Sasha Lekach2017-09-26 15:23:28 -0400
Dyson, the company known for high-tech vacuum cleaners and those...
Evaporation could power most of the US – study.
Columbia University scientists are testing evaporation-to-power devices. ExtremeBio/YouTube
Imagine evaporation from lakes and reservoirs providing the majority of U.S. electricity at little cost and without...
NYC's tall order for greener buildings.
Heating buildings accounts for some 40 percent of New York City's carbon emissions. Mike Segar/Reuters
Making existing buildings more energy-efficient can cost millions of...
From 'hippie thing' to hundreds of mirrors and 1,000 degrees.
China is ahead of the United States on concentrating solar power technology. The Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in California is pictured here. Department of...
UK could rescue energy efficient homes policy with few key steps.
Energy efficiency
‘Clean growth’ report steps into scrapping of green deal void and reinstates all new homes be zero carbon by 2020
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Ameren Missouri makes a timely, welcome commitment to renewable energy.
Ameren Missouri is finally yielding to the winds of change. The coal-dependent utility will invest heavily in wind and solar as part of its...
Can this Tesla alum build the world’s greenest battery?
At Tesla, Peter Carlsson spent nearly five years at Elon Musk’s side, locating various parts of the Model S as the electric car company's...
City of Vancouver needs renewable reality checks.
Vancouver’s Renewable City Strategy (RCS) needs a companion initiative to aid long-term city business viability: a Retainable Enterprise Imperative.
The latter would provide real-world reality...
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